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Cat Traps
CAT TRAP RENTAL SEASON HAS ENDED FOR 2011
The Animal Services Agency rents Cat and Skunk traps and are available from approximately April through October.
- Cat Trap Rental (5 days)
$11.81 (GST included) plus a $52.00 refundable deposit is required
- You must live in the City of Winnipeg to qualify to rent a trap.
- Cat traps are available from the Animal Services Agency facility at 1057 Logan Avenue.
- You will be given detailed instructions on how to operate the trap and will be required to sign an agreement agreeing to the following conditions:
- To place the cat trap on the renters property only and to secure the trap from theft;
- To set the trap in a shaded and/or sheltered area out of the public view and to remove the trap in severe weather conditions;
- To check the trap at least once in every eight (8) hour period;
- To release any other animal inadvertently caught in the trap in a safe and humane fashion;
- To take the trapped cat to the Winnipeg Humane Society, 45 Hurst Way, as soon as possible and in any event within twelve (12) hours of the animal being trapped.
- To take the cat to a veterinarian clinic immediately if the cat appears ill or injured;
- To notify the Animal Services Agency at 311 as soon as possible if the cat was taken to a veterinarian clinic.
- To return the trap to the Animal Services Agency, 1057 Logan Avenue, by the close of business on the date stated in the agreement. An additional charge of $10.00 per day will be charged for traps not returned by the date stated.
- An Animal Services Agency Officer may enter your property at any time during the trap agreement to ensure the agreement is complied with.
- Renters should ensure they read and understand how to avoid trapping a skunk in a cat trap
